Canada vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled over time
- Canada
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Canada, a difference of 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 172 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 667.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 847.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 179.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 242.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.18 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.94 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 570.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2.41 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.84 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 343.20 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 855.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 511.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 315.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 845.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 529.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 270.30 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 1.02 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 744.90 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 204.40 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 508.10 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 303.70 million SIPRI trend indicator values | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled, Canada or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 611.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values against 149.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled between Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 462.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for arms imports (sipri trend indicator values), gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 39th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) with 1,179 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.